"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.